Aeroplane toy



Sept. 14, 1926.

T. R. ARDEN mnommr. TOY

Filed July so, 1924 E5 a be 1 7 1 5 a u 0 n 1mm V 20 1: 0 1e I 0 1l;

8, 1'7 INVENTOR 1A7 MM -ZBY AORNEY Patented Sept. 14,1926.

UNITED I STATES;

PATENT-OFFICE.

THOMAS RA YMOND ARDEN, OF BELLMORE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB, TO JULIUS CHEIN,OF NEW YORK, N. Y.; ELIZABETH H. CHEIN EXECUTEIX OF SAID JULIUSCI-IEIN',

DECEASED.

AEROPLANE TOY.

Application filed July 30, 1924. Serial No. 729,058.

My invention relates to improvements 1n tovs. I

In the manufacture of toys intended to be sold at a low price it isimportant that the number of operations and the attendant labor cost bekept at a minimum.

An object of my invention is to provide a novel, attractive and usefultoy. Another object of my invention is to producea toy of low cost.Another object of my nvention is to provide a toy having a minimumnumber of parts. Another object of my invention is to produce a toy-inwhich the parts when assembled maybe secured together in a firm andnovel manner and without the use of solder or the like.

I accomplished these objects by the dev1ce illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which 0 Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedtoy 'in the form of mechanical toy aeroplane.

Figure 2 is a detail of the drivlng mechanism and Figure 3 is a view ofthe blank.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral vlews.

The body of my improved toy is preferably formed from an integralblank 1. This blank is preferably cut or stamped from sheet iron andincludes a wing section 2, a chassis case section 3, a tail section 4,and rudder section 5, so arranged that the blank may be folded orstamped in a single operation by means of a die, to serve as the frameor body of the toy.

The forward or chassis section 3 of the blank is folded or bent over sothat the cen tral portion 6, adapted to carry the propeller ispositioned at a right angle to the plane of the wing section 2 and thetwo side portions 7 and 8 respectively are bent over at right angles tothe central portion. The

members 11 and 12 are cut from and de-' pressed in the wings 2 to serveas, locking means. The lugs 7 and 8 respectively 'of the sides 7 and 8are placed under apertures 9 and 10 respectively inv the wings 2 and arebent over outwardly on the under side of the wings between members 11and 12 and the wings 2 to bind the lugs in their seats against the wingsand to prevent their displacement. p

A shaft 13 carrying a spring motor 141 an aperture or seat 15 in oneside of the chassis case 3 to receive an end of the shaft 13 and an openseat 16 in the opposite side" of the case 8 to carry the shaft 13 at theother end of the motor 14;.

A shaft 13 carrying the'motor 14 is in serted in theseats 15 and 16 anda lip 17 adjacent the seat 16 is then pinched over across the open mouth16 of the seat 16 thereby closing the mouth and holding the shafttherein. 7

The spring motor 14: is preferably provided with a key 18 by which thespring may be wound and with a ratchet 19 to hold the spring. Ipreferably provide on the side of the chassis case one or moreprojections or teeth 20 which are preferably bent over slightly toengage the ratchet 19 of the spring motor to hold the spring as it iswound. Shafts 21, 22 may be provided 1n the case 3 to carry the gearsand pin ions by which the power from the spring motor lt'is transmittedin the usual manner to the shaft 22 carrying the traction wheels 25. v

A tail support 26 may be stamped out of the tail section 4. A section 3extendlng from the tail section tto the front of the toy may be roundedto represent the body of an aeroplane and a section 28 may be cut out torepresent the cock pit. A propeller 29 may be mounted on the front ofthe toy. In the device as I have shown 1t this propeller is idle.

I preferably provide a plurality of ribs laterally of the wing and tailsections and a rounded marginal edge 32, for the purpose ofstrengthening the device. may be decorated in any desired manner.-

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

' In a toy aeroplane having a fuselage,

The toy on said chassis and lugs on said side members, ribs cut anddepressed in said Wing members engaging said lugs to lock said chassisto said Wing sect-i011, diametrically dispersed seats in said parallelside members, motor means mounted in saidseats and a retaining memberformed integrally with said side member to lock the motor means mentwith the teeth of said ratchet.

In testimony whereof, I have si ned my name to this specification, this24: day of June, 192

THOMAS RAYMOND ARDEN.

